Whip-socket.



No 848,643; PATENTED APR. 2, 1907. W. F. PARVER 6; H. H, LEI-IMAN.

WHIP SOCKET. APPLIOATION FILED APR.14.1906.

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WHIP SOCKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14,19Q8.

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WILLIAM F. FARVER AND HENRY H. LEHMAN, OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

WHIP-SOCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed April 14, 1906. Serial No. 311,718.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM F. FARVER and HENRY H. LEHMAN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland, Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWhip-Sockets; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to sockets, and more particularly towhip-sockets, and has for its object to provide a device of this kindwhich will include means for locking a whip securely therewithin andwhich will be adjustable to suit whips of different sizes, thearrangement being such that the adjustment is automatic.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the present invention with theparts inoperative. Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the lockingmechanism in operative posi tion. Fig. 8 is a transverse section. Fig. 4is a top plan view of the lock mechanism. Figs. 5 and 6 are detailviews.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a basemember 7, having an upwardly-extending circular flange 8, provided withan interior shoulder 9 adjacent to its upper edge. An annular plate 10rests at its outer edge upon the shoulder, and thus lies in parallelspaced relation to the upper surface of the base member. Secured withinthe flange 8 above the plate 10 there is a vertically-extendingcylindrical casing 11, and slidably engaged within this casing there isa hollow cylindrical member 12, having enlargements 13 and 14,respectively, at its upper and lower ends.

The casing 11 has a seam 15 at one side, which is formed by turning thelongitudinal edges of the metal from which the casing is formed inwardlyand securing them together by means of suitable fastening devices, andthese inwardly-turned portions forming the seam enter the verticalgroove 16, formed in the lower enlargement 14 of the member 12 toprevent rotation of the member within the casing.

As stated, the member 12 is thus has a chamber 12 therewithin whichopens through its upper end, and at the upper portion of this chamberthere are formed in the walls thereof diametrically opposite grooves 17,which slant downwardly and inwardly, as shown. At its lower end thechamber 12 is reduced to form a socket 18,

and in the bottom of this socket there is an opening 19, which liesconcentrically with the chamber and the socket and which registers withthe central opening 10 of the annular plate 10, these two openingsregistering with a passage 20, formed vertically through the base member7.

Removably secured upon the upper end of the casing 11 there is anannular cap 21, having an interior circumscribing groove 22, whichreceives a resilient washer 23, projecting inwardly beyond the cap toprevent rattling of the whip. 4

Located within the chamber 12 there is a jaw member of yoke shape,consisting of vertically-extending arms 24, having a connectinghorizontal bight 25 at their lower ends. At their upper ends the arms 24carry jaws 25, which extend outwardly beyond the arms, the outersurfaces of the jaws being slanted upwardly and outwardly to conform tothe slant of the grooves 17 in which the jaws lie.

A stem 26 is secured to the bight 25 and extends downwardly through theopening 19, and within the socket 18 there is located a helical spring27, which surrounds the stem 26, resting against the bottom of thesocket and against the bight 25 to hold the jaw member yieldably againstdownward movement and at the upward limit of its movement, at which timethe jaws 25 he in the grooves 17 and thus at the limit of their movementaway from each other. The arrangement is such, however, as will bereadily seen, that when a whip is inserted in a socket its lower endwill engage the bight 25. During ordinary use the whip is thus inserted;but it will be seen that if the whip be forced downwardly the jaw memberwill be carried therewith, and the jaws moving in the slanted grooves 17will be brought toward each other to firmly grip the whip. Means isprovided for locking the parts in this position, and it will be nowdescribed.

A helical spring 28 is located between the plate 10 and the member 12and surrounds the stem 26, this spring thus holding the hollow, and lmember yieldably against downward movement, and, as shown, the stem 26is provided with a head 29, having a flat upper surface extending atright angles to the stem.

Pivoted between the base member 7 and the plate 10 for horizontalmovement there is a latch 30, having a downwardly-tapered recess 31 inone of its faces, and this latch is held, by means of aspring 32, withits recess in registration with the openings 10 and and with itsportions adjacent to the lower end of the recess extending inwardly ofthese openin s.

g he head 29 is tapered downwardly, and the arrangement is such thatwhen the member 12 is moved against the action of the spring 28 the head29 of the stem passing through the opening 10 comes into engagement withthe walls of the recess 31 and moves the latch against the action of thespring 32 until the head has passed beyond the latch, when the latterreturns to its nor mal position engaging over the head 29, which thenlies within the opening 20 to prevent return movement of the member 12and also holding the jaw member with the aws 25 in engagement with thewhip. It will be understood that the downward movement of both the jawmembers and the member 12 may be accomplished by forcing the whipdownwardly within the casing 11.

The latch 30 has a free end, which is provided with a plurality ofvertical rooves 33 and resultantribs 34, and secured upon the basemember 7 at right angles to the latch and adjacent to the free endthereof there is a key-guide 35, registering with a keyhole 36 in theflange 8 of the base member. This guide consists of two horizontalsleeves 37 and 38, which lie in spaced relation, the sleeve 37 having aslot along its lower portion for the reception of the leaf of a key asit is inserted through the keyhole. After the key has been inserted tobring its leaf into the spacebetween the sleeves it may be given aquarter-turn to bring its leaf into horizontal position, when thefingers 'A of the leaf will enter the rooves 33 of the latch 30, thefree end of thelatch being located opposite to the space between thesleeves. It will of course be understood that the sleeve 37 receives thestem B of the key, and after the fingers of the leaf 0 have been engagedin the latch the key may be slid inwardly to move the latch against theaction of its spring 32, the stem of the key at the extremity thereofpassing into the sleeve 38, which is provided with a horizontal slot 38in one side for the reception of the leaf C of the key. It will beunderstood that when the latch is thus moved the springs will bereleased and the parts will return to their normal positions to permitof removal of the whip.

From the drawin sit will be seen that when the whip is inserte and moveddownwardly to move the jaw member the latter will move until the jawsgrip the whip, and should this movement not be sufiicient to engage thehead 29 beneath the latch further downward movement of the whip willmove the member 12 downwardly until the latching takes place. It willthus be apparent that whips or similar articles of varying sizes may belocked in the present holder, the latter adjusting itself automaticallyto compensate for the variation in size.

What is claimed is 1. A whip-socket comprising a casing, a chamberedmember slid ably mounted within the casing for vertical movement, meansfor holding the member yieldably against downward movement, a jaw memberlocated within the chambered member for sliding movement with respectthereto and arranged for the reception of a body between its jaws, saidmembers being constructed and arranged for cooperation to move the jawsof the jaw member inwardly when the latter is moved downwardly withrespect to the chambered member, means for holding the jaw memberyieldably against downward movement, and means for holding the twomembers in downwardly-moved position.

2. A whip-socket comprising a chambered member, a jaw member locatedwithin the chambered member for movement with respect thereto andincluding spaced jaws arranged for the reception of a whip therebetween,said members being arranged for cooperation to move the jaws against thewhip when the jaw member is moved downwardly with respect to thechambered. member, means for holding the jaw member yieldably againstdownward movement, means for holding the chambered member yieldablyagainst downward movement, a stem carried by the jaw member andextending downwardly through the chambered member, a latch arranged forengagement of the stem to hold it with the two members against theaction of other holding means, said latch being arranged for movement bya key out of operative position, and means for holding a latch yieldablyin operative position.

3. A whip and socket comprising a base member, a casing secured to thebase member, a member slidably mounted within the casing and having achamber opening through its upper end, said member having diametricallyopposite downwardly-convergent j aw-grooves in its inner surface at itsupper end, a jaw member located within the chamber for sliding verticalmovement and including spaced arms and a connecting-bight, said armshaving jaws at their upper ends extending into the grooves and havingoutwardly-divergent outer faces for engagement of the slanting faces ofthe grooves to move the jaws inwardly when the jaw members are moveddownwardly, a stem carried by the bight of the jaw member and extendingdown- IIO the stem with the jaw and chambered members against upwardmovement, and means for holding the latch yieldably inoperativeposition.

In testimony whereof we afiiX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM F. FARVER. HENRY H. LEHMAN.

Witnesses:

C. P. WVINBIGLER, FRED MINAMYER.

